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1939

The Methodist Episcopal Church, the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and the Methodist Protestant Church merged to form The Methodist Church. The various women's home and foreign missionary societies and other women's groups of the three uniting churches were joined and became the Woman's Society of Christian Service.

1940

The Wesleyan Service Guild remained a separate organization. (Young women and working women belonged to the Guild) We had and active Wesleyan Service Guild in our church.

1870

Women in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South began enlisting children and youth. In Virginia, we had the Rosebud Missionary Society, founded by the Reverend Thomas Horace Campbell and his wife, Virginia Henry. The society was organized in their home on New Year's Day, 1879, and named after their youngest girl, Rosebud. Our church had an active Rosebud Missionary Society for several years.

1968

The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren merged to form The United Methodist Church. The women's organizations of the two denominations merged in the new United Methodist Church under the names, Women's Society of Christian Service and Wesleyan Service Guild. Administrative responsibility was assigned to the Women's Division of the Board of Missions.

1972

The Women's organization in The United Methodist Church merged to form one inclusive organization with the name, "United Methodist Women."

Our UMW is so well organized. On the conference level, we have the annual School of Christian Mission, the Spiritual Life Retreat and other meetings. We have the greatest abundance of materials, including magazines, books, pamphlets, etc. Our organization affords many opportunities for enriching our spiritual and intellectual life. We are engaged in numerous money-making projects for missions.

Our Purpose

The organized unit of United Methodist Women shall be a community of women whose purpose is to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a creative supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church.

April Circle Meetings
Circle 1	Monday	April 19	11:15 a.m.	Church Parlor
Circle 2	Tuesday	April 13	10:00 a.m.	Judy Talbert
Circle 3	Tuesday	April 13	10:00 a.m.	Church Parlor
Circle 4	Tuesday	April 13	1:00 p.m.	Church Parlor
Circle 5	Tuesday	April 13	7:30 p.m.	Doris Preston
Circle 6	Wednesday	April 14	10:00 a.m.	Church Parlor
Circle 7	Tuesday	April 13	7:30 p.m.	Cathy Nicholson
Circle 8	Tuesday	April 13	10:00 a.m.	Mary Charlotte Corson
Girl's Circle	Sunday	April 25	5:00 p.m.	Youth Room

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Our Purpose